Gary Borders/Texas Press Association Senate passes tax bill as 2nd special session begins The Texas Senate on the first day of the Legislature’s second special session unanimously passed a tax bill last Wednesday that increases the homestead exemption and includes a pay hike for teachers, the Austin American-Statesman reported. TheContinue Reading

The National Weather Service (NOAA) has issued a continued hazardous weather outlook for the next week, but storms are headed our way today. Radar images indicate a storm should roll into Marion County in the next couple of hours Sunday morning. The NOAA hazardous weather statement: This Hazardous Weather OutlookContinue Reading